Bear Springs Campground

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Overview

Bear Springs Campground is an ideal destination for families and groups that enjoy the outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. It offers spacious group sites, single-family sites, and a day use area with a picnic shelter amid a forest of towering trees.

Recreation

Bear Springs is not far from some great wilderness spots, including mountain lakes and streams, as well as trails and historic sites. A variety of short hiking and off-highway vehicle trails are available nearby for exploration. The Mt. Hood area and Government Camp are within a short drive from the campground. For water enthusiasts, rafting and kayaking opportunities abound on the nearby Deschutes River. Picnicking is also a popular activity.

Facilities

The campground offers single-family and group sites for tent and RV camping. Each site is equipped with a table and campfire ring with grill. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided, but utility hookups are not available. Parking surfaces are gravel and dirt. Firewood can be purchased from the host.

Natural Features

The campground is located on the southeastern edge of Mt. Hood National Forest at an elevation of 3,000 feet. It is situated among towering pine and fir trees, but the beauty of the campground is its secluded feel. Deer and other wildlife are common in the area.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (541) 467-2291.

Nearby Attractions

Bear Springs is near the Warm Springs Tribal Lands and is approximately 19 miles from Government Camp, where visitors may enjoy summertime snow skiing. It is also approximately 24 miles from the Deschutes River and less than one mile to Spring Drive RV Campground.

Camp site features

Across 2 camp sites:

Picnic table: all 2 sites
Pets allowed: all 2 sites
Group sites: all 2 sites
Longest RV: 25 ft
Largest party: 50 people

Directions

From Sandy: Travel east on Highway 26 for 48 miles to the Highway 26/I-216 junctions. Turn left onto I-216 and travel east for 4 and 1/4 miles. Turn Right at Bear Springs campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

5 reviews

4 stars

2 stars

Camille P

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Reviewed 2 years ago

INFO that’s helpful: There is NO water. We couldn’t see any sort of pavilion or shelter. A & B loops are NOT good and A had a bunch of downed trees that made it impossible to camp there. B looked like it had recently been flooded and was a mess. We moved over to C loop which was better—but they definitely don’t do anything to the campsites to maintain them. We were able to find some good spots to put our tents in the C loop though. D loop is by far the best for a group. It has this big open space, lots of room for tents, 3 tables and a big fire pit. None of the other loops should be advertised as group sites—D is the only true group site. It also has the most sites to park cars and put tents etc. There is one latrine for women and one for men. It appeared that they came daily to restock and clean these. This campground is close to the road. The first night was a Thursday and all night long there were super loud trucks—it kept us all up. The next night this wasn’t the case so not sure why there were so many the first night.

Kristofer M

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, the campsite was pleasant. There was plenty of space, and it was very quiet as only one other group was present. There was no potable water, which was inconvenient. Most distressing was the fact that our reserved campsite was completely flooded, and we were not notified ahead of time. Thankfully, there were plenty of open spots. Had there not been, this would have been a very stressful situation.

Matt K

Site:

Reviewed 3 years ago

The camp description mentions there is water. There is not any potable water in the area. Other than that we enjoyed the spot.

Christopher H

Site:

Reviewed 3 years ago

Not very happy. Website said there was a host and to get firewood from them. There was no host. Website said there was drinking water, but there was not. Maybe try posting correct information next time?

Emily T

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Reviewed 4 years ago

When booking a group site, we expected one large area to put our tents and gather as a family but instead found that we had about 5 normal camp sites all next to each other. It worked great for our family, but night not work as well for others so keep that in mind. We enjoyed our day at Ski Bowl riding the alpine slide and much more! Overall, it was a great weekend. The pit toilets might smell less earlier in the summer.. they were extra smelly for our trip in late August!

Availability

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